Kollam: In a shocking incident, students appearing for the NEET medical entrance exam in Kerala, on Sunday, was allegedly forced to take off their bra before writing the exam as the metal hooks beeped during a security check.
The unfortunate incident came to the fore after a police complaint was filed by one of the girl's father.
At the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) centre in Kerala's Kollam district, the female security personnel allegedly asked girls to remove their bra because of the "metallic hook".
However, the girls resisted but was told that they would not be allowed to sit for the medical admission exam if they don't obey.
"Is your future or innerwear big for you? Just remove it and don't waste our time," the girl was told, according to her father's complaint to the police.
The Marthoma Institute of Information Technology, where the incident occurred, has denied any responsibility.
Meanwhile, the Kollam police chief KB Ravi confirmed that the girl's parents have filed a complaint.
The complainants have also alleged that several girls were forced to remove their underwear, and these were lying discarded in a storeroom.
"After a security check, my daughter was told that the hook of the innerwear was detected by the metal detector, so she was asked to remove it. Almost 90% of female students had to remove their inners and keep them in a storeroom. The candidates were mentally disturbed while writing the exam," said the girl's father.
In his letter to the police, the father further said his daughter had seen a "roomful of innerwear that was taken" and many girls were crying and felt "mentally tortured".
In the said letter, he further said that many students were "Cutting their hooks" and tying them up. "The mental state of these children was disturbed ad they could not attend the exam comfortably (sic)."
It is worth mentioning that getting past the NEET security check is a huge challenge for tens of thousands of medical aspirants.
This is because candidates are prohibited from carrying stationary and they must adhere to a strict dress code, in which, wallets, handbags, belts, caps, jewellery, shoes and heels are banned.
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